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On 16 December 2011, the Council of Ministers prolonged the temporary provisions concerning restrictions of free access to the labour market for Bulgarian and Romanian workers till 31 December 2013
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: Bulgaria, free movement, Monica De Coninck, Romania, temporary provisions
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Directive 2011/98/EC is a directive on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: residence permit
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In the framework of the formation of a Federal Government, Ms Maggie De Block (Open-VLD) has been appointed as State Secretary for Migration and Asylum Policy and Social Integration. Ms De Block has been sworn in on 6 December 2011
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Federal government, Maggie De Block, State Secretary for Migration and Asylum Policy
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The EMN-informs are providing a brief summary of the main policy-relevant findings from an EMN activity.
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Main theme: Migration, Economic migration
Keywords: circular migration
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The Christian Michelsen Institute published a report commissioned by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration on the Norwegian Information, Return, and Reintegration of Iraqi Nationals to Iraq (IRRINI) Programme. The research has been done in cooperation with the University of Duhok.
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Main theme: Integration, Return & Readmission
Keywords: reintegration program, voluntary return
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The Commission highlights the need for the EU to strengthen its external migration policy by setting up a Global Approach to Migration through partnerships with non-EU countries that address issues related to migration and mobility in a way that makes cooperation mutually beneficial
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
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The European Policy Centre and the European Programme for Integration and Migration are organising this Conference on 6 December that will explore issues around the rights of migrants, particularly those who are undocumented, and the role of the media in the migration and integration debate
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Media, EU Migration Policy, fundamental rights, migrants rights, undocumented migrants
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The MAFE project is a major research initiative focused on migration between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. It brings together nine European and African research centres working on international migrations
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: migration flows
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Is there a need to change the EU rules on family reunification of migrants? By publishing its Green Paper on the right to family reunification of non-EU nationals living in the EU, the European Commission launched the debate
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy
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The Prague Process is a new political process promoting migration partnerships among the participating states of the European Union, the Schengen Area, South Eastern and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Prague Process
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The Service 'Roma and Travellers' of the Regional Ingetration Centre 'Foyer' in Brussels organise a study day on the topic of Roma living in the Brussels region
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Main theme: Migration, Irregular Migration, Integration, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: Roma, Foyer, Travellers
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On 8 December 2011, the IOM launches its special 60th Anniversary Edition of its World Migration Report
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: communication on migration, IOM, World Migration Report
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The external evaluation of the EMN was preformed by the Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services and provides detailed conclusions and recommendations
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: external evaluation
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The King Baudouin Foundation, the European Policy Centre and the Odysseus Academic Network are organising a Conference on Family reunification under strain: restrictive vs. flexible policies, on 17 November
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy
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National Conference of the Bulgarian National Contact Point of the EMN on 13 December 2011 in Sofia
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
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2nd French EMN Conference
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EMN conference, EU directive, immigration policies
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The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (‘Centre’) organizes a colloquium on the problematic of so called ‘reverse discrimination’ concerning the new national law on family reunification.
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy, Family Reunification Directive
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The Flemish organisation 'Kruispunt M-I' invites for its study day on Partner Migration. The organisation will define major challenges for the migration policy on grounds of recent research
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Main theme: Family reunification, Integration
Keywords: family migration policy
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The Flemish Support Point Labour and Social Economy organizes together with the Flemish Department Labour and Social Economy the 5th Labour Market Congress with a focus on Labour Migration
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: highly skilled workers, labour demand, labour shortages
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The new website of the Belgian Immigration Office is online
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Immigration Office
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PREMIG is a four-year research project 2011-2014 based at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The project addresses return migration from Norway and the United Kingdom
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: forced return, return, voluntary return
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The EMN - European Migration Network has just released its new Annual Policy Report 2010
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
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In the framework of its serial 'Thinking Europe' the Flemish-Dutch House 'De Buren' (the neighbors) organises an encounter with Prof. Ewald Engelen and his views on immigration
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: economical crisis
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The French-speaking Belgian NGO 'Association for the Rights of Foreigners' (ADDE) offers a training concerning the new rules for familiy reunification
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy
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The Legal Service of the Brussels based Integration Centre "Foyer" offers a training session on the new Law on Familiy Reunification, published in the Belgian Monitor on 12 September 2011